Night People (Classix Nouveaux album)

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Night People
Night People album cover.jpeg
Studio album by
Released1981 (1981)
StudioRegents Park Studios, London
Genre New wave
Label Liberty
Producer Sal Solo, Mik Sweeney
Classix Nouveaux chronology
Night People
(1981)
La Verité
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Trouser Press mixed [1]

Night People is the debut studio album by English new wave band Classix Nouveaux, released in 1981 by record label Liberty. It reached number 66 in the UK Albums Chart. [2] It peaked at number 85 in Australia. [3]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Foreward" (instrumental)Sal Solo, Mik Sweeney3:25
2."Guilty"Solo4:42
3."Run Away"Solo2:42
4."No Sympathy No Violins"Solo, Sweeney4:07
5."Inside Outside"Solo, Sweeney4:21
6."623 Degrees" (instrumental)Classix Nouveaux2:30
7."Every Home Should Have One"Solo, Sweeney3:55
8."Tokyo"Solo, Sweeney2:39
9."Or a Movie"Solo4:32
10."Soldier"Solo, Sweeney3:46
11."The Protector of Night"Solo5:23
Bonus tracks on 2003 CD release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."Robot's Dance"Solo3:56
13."Nasty Little Green Men"Solo3:16
14."Test Tube Babies"Solo2:47
15."Night People"Solo3:54
16."Old World for Sale"Solo2:37
17."627"Solo2:31
18."We Don't Bite"Solo3:24
USA vinyl release (1981)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
19."Foreward"Solo, Sweeney3:32
20."Guilty"Solo3:31
21."Nasty Little Green Men"Solo3:15
22."No Sympathy"Solo, Sweeney4:06
23."Inside Outside"Solo, Sweeney4:19
24."623"Classix Nouveaux2:27
25."Robots Dance"Solo3:55
26."Every Home"Solo, Sweeney3:15
27."Tokyo"Solo, Sweeney2:37
28."Run Away"Solo2:39
29."The Protector of Night"Solo5:22

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References

  1. Robbins, Ira. "TrouserPress.com :: Classix Nouveaux". TrouserPress.com . Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  2. "Classix Nouveaux | Full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts . Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 65. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.